W‌ith new concerns over the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)[1] on access to care and continued frustration with third-party reimbursement, innovative care models such as direct primary care ...

The nation faces a growing crisis in its direct care workforce, which was devastated by COVID-19 and is facing rising demands for its services. More than 1,000 nursing home, residential care facility, ...

The US needs nearly eight million DCWs in the next decade to meet demand for home care and nursing services, but projections indicate a shortfall of more than 150,000 DCWs by 2030 and 355,000 by 2040.

Homebound patients often struggle with complex medical conditions among the most costly in healthcare. Further, they typically face health equity issues related to social determinants of health, ...

National policy action is needed to increase worker compensation and meet demand for direct care services. Direct care workers move a patient bed into a new room so that other hospital rooms can be ...

Direct primary care is a subscription model of delivering health care that is gaining popularity in the U.S. DPC patients enjoy benefits unheard of in most primary care offices – from zero wait times ...

MAMARONECK — On an early afternoon in this Westchester County town, the Wagner House is full of life. Some residents have gathered in the living room to watch television. Others are learning how to ...

Policymakers must invest in strengthening the direct care workforce in order to improve the quality of care delivered to patients and to achieve better value for every dollar spent on long-term ...

Original Medicare pays the complete cost of home health care services for beneficiaries enrolled in both Part A and Part B. You pay no deductible or coinsurance for home health care with Original ...

Idaho is looking to exempt some disability care services from Medicaid provider reimbursement rate cuts announced to avoid a ...